Sunday Stash Report, June 12, 2022

 

Koastline is complete and I just love it!  Trust me this photo doesn't give it the nod it deserves.  Kerry did wonders with the quilting as is always the case.  Because of the applique she really has the chance to show her talent.

I'm helping out and now I think I'm owning the making of a cow themed baby quilt.  One of my Mom's friends has a family relation who is having a baby.  The sex of the baby is not yet known, but the nursery is to be a cow theme.  Trust me it isn't easy finding a pieced cow block.  Friends helped find this pattern by Lori Holt from her Farm Girl Vintage 2 design book.  It is the Milk Cow block.  Oh another detail about the cows, they had to be brown.  So I went to my stash to help out with brown fabrics where the print wasn't too girly.

I made the two up, Mom liked, and I planned to send her the background, udder/nose, and pasture fabric so that she could continue.  Well one thing led to another and I happily agreed to go for making the project.  These cows make up quick and darn how cute are they?

These two fabrics were picked up to make cows three and four.  Pinwheels are planned in the background and pasture fabric.  Now all I need to do is find yardage for the outside borders.  He cow hide fabric you see pictured above is not nearly enough to get around this project.  It should finish somewhere around 45" square.

So this week I add to my stash the two yards above for cows three and four.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 77.5 yards 
Purchased this week: 1 yards 
Purchased YTD: 44.5 yards 
Net used in 2022: 33 yards

Design Wall Monday, June 6, 2022

Koastline arrived Thursday from Kerry.  WOW!  The quilting is absolutely lovely.  I am working on the binding, sleeve, and label now.  The project is large so this will take me some time.

O Say...Can You Sew! Clue 3 released today from Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings.  If you didn't have a chance to complete or save off the previous clues you will have to purchase them now.  I have the first two clues sewn into units having done this at the Sunshine Retreat mid-May.

I plan on sewing Week 4 of Lori Holt's Autumn Love this week.  I have the first three weeks of sewing done.  Week four is all about pieced blocks, small stars, harvest blocks, and the lettering in this project.

Tuesday is the last meeting of Sunshine Quilt Guild 2021-2022 year and with that meeting comes the drawing of the winner for the Opportunity Quilt.

Sunday Stash Report, April 24, 2022

 

Excited to share Koastline!  I've got this one finished and very thrilled at how it has turned out.  The applique took some time, but as I mentioned...thrilled with the results!  This is a 2022 UFO.

This one is a cute little project from winning Sunshine's March BOM.  I made the two purple tulips just to round out the colors.  The stripe border is in the fabric; nothing that I put together from strings.  I decided to miter the corners.

Going to be a good change for a change!  Hope your week ahead is a good one!

Used this week: 25 yards

Used YTD: 60.5 yards 

Purchased this week: 0 yards 

Purchased YTD: 28 yards 

Net used in 2022: 32.5 yards

Design Wall Monday, April 18, 2022

 

These boots were so much fun to "scrap" together.  I had to stop myself from making more!  The Sunshine sponsored quilt retreat's theme this year is Western.  Karen who's coordinating the event found this cute boot design for all who want to participate can make with a chance to win all the "booty".

Besides these two blocks Koastline has been my focus.  I'm getting so close now.  There are about five more pieces to sew in place.  Then of course come all the berries throughout.  This has been a fun project.

Today I received Krush back from Kerry.  Once I have it trimmed up a photo will be shared.

I hope you found all the Easter Eggs =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, April 17, 2022

 

Katching Kluckers, appropriately named by my sister is ready for quilting.  I have to share what was done to the third turkey that didn't make the cut LOL.

I will still have a prominent place.  I have a surprise yet for you on this turkey!  You'll have to wait until the quilting is done...

This is another sort of surprise.  After making Krush (that is in the mail as I write) there were three more hearts.  I decided on making one of the popular bench pillows with two of them.  These two will get the same quilting as the quilt.  The third heart will go for some other charity project that is in work for the future.

I worked on Marilyn's Sunshine BOM for April.  This one had all the fabrics supplied.  It was fun cutting up and resorting the blocks.  Anxious to see who will win this project at the May meeting. 

I was lucky at the April meeting!  Winning the tulip block done by Hallie.  I plan a finish with a 1" strip between the tulips the inner border that will likely finish at 3/4" and then the outer boarder to finish at 4".  It will be a nice small wall hanging for the space I try to fill with the holiday at the time.

Today I spent the day hand sewing on Koastline.  I'm so close now to finishing the final side.  The berries will be next to do through out all four sides.  I'll share it along with the western boots for the BOM at the retreat I'm going to in May tomorrow.

Nothing to show as used or purchased again this week.  I warned you that changes wouldn't be for awhile!  Happy Birthday to my closest of friends, Kerry!

Hope your week ahead is a good one =^.^=  Happy Easter!

Used this week: 0 yards

Used YTD: 35.5 yards 

Purchased this week: 0 yards 

Purchased YTD: 28 yards 

Net used in 2022: 7.5 yards

Design Wall Monday, April 11, 2022

There is nothing to share on my Design Wall today.  I've been doing loads of hand sewing recently...and...have several more projects to finish before my Design Wall has something to share.

Katching Kluckers needs legs on the three turkeys and a cute slogan on the backing.

Koastline still has lots of berries all around and the fourth side to finish with flowers and leaves.

Bare with me quilting sisters a new project will be starting soon!

Tomorrow there's the first time since January an in-person Sunshine Guild Meeting.  There are all sorts of things to catch up with during the meeting.  Sue Nash is our speaker.  There are BOMs since January to turn in, Retreat information to turn in, 2021-2022 Quilt Annual Opportunity Chances to turn in...the list continues=^.^=

Thank you Kerry for the microwave bowl cozies.  Both DH and I are very anxious to give them a try (along with the fun spices).  Funny I am making chili for dinner tonight.  Had I any indication a treat waited for us in the priority mail package it would be in use with tonight's dinner!

Hope your week is full of quilting!

Sunday Stash Report, April 10, 2022

 

Kyushu is done.  This is the Bonnie Hunter's #Rhodendundum Trail 2021 Winter Mystery project.  I switched out her pinks for the salmon/orange and also made it smaller.  I am real pleased with the result.  This is a 2022 UFO of mine.

Karryon is done.  This is Lori Holt's Bringing Home the Christmas Tree.  DH  helped to small it down to a finished size that I hoped for.  My wagons have either "man or Christmas slogans as their accent.  This is a 2021 UFO finish.

Kackling is done.  This project starts with a design of Bonnie Hunter's called Punkin' Patch.  It was made for a Sunshine BOM from October 2021 that Pam coordinated.  I was the lucky winner.  I made a few more and figured out a setting.  I call this a success.

I have been doing lots of hand sewing stitching down binding, sleeves, and labels this last two weeks yet there is still hand sewing to do.  Turkey Trot that know will "run" with the name Katching Kluckers thanks to my sister.  The turkeys need legs to run :)  I also have Koastline's fourth side and all the berries on all four sides.  This can be good TV time with DH if he could find some good movies...he is trying!  Maybe I'll have some turkey legs to share with you tomorrow.

Hope your week ahead is a good one =^.^=

Used this week: 0 yards

Used YTD: 35.5 yards 

Purchased this week: 0 yards 

Purchased YTD: 28 yards 

Net used in 2022: 7.5 yards

Design Wall Monday, February 28, 2022

 

I devoted this weekend of sewing to Koastline (aka Michigan, Laundry Basket Quilts).  I am eager to finish the border I'm working on tonight.  It is the top one with just a few Avery Labels to remove (on the top right).  I will go back and add the centers of the flower as well.  The last row will be set up during the week.  There is one more applique units to sew down across the entire applique border.  They are small berries the size of the flower centers.  Scattered about next to the vine.  At my current pace, maybe three weeks of work to go...anxious!

I may start Be Mine and Sweet Apple projects.  I've been setting aside reds, pinks, greens, browns, and the neutral that will be used.  Hoping my sister can find another yard of the fabric I hope to use for Be Mine.  She's on the hunt =^.^=

I hope February was wonderful and have a great March!

Sunday Stash Report, February 13, 2022

Kyushu is looking great.  I have the top done out to the itty bitty aqua border.  The pieced border is yet to be sewn together.  Since I was going for a smaller size there was a lot of guessing on how many flying geese units would be needed.  I had to make six more to get around, but certain I will need more once they are sewn together.  I will wait on the middles of the borders to see if I need the larger or smaller unit that goes there.  In the photo above the larger unit is there on both sides; top and bottom are just holes for now.  Kyushu is a 2022 UFO.  The pieced border will start getting sewn together perhaps today after the Super Bowl.

I did work on putting Karryon together too.  I got the center assembled.  Knowing I didn't have enough background to continue the outer border I tried something else.

This would do I suppose; with perhaps a red flange to separate top from border.  I just wasn't feeling it, so I decided to try my luck to find more of the Timeless Treasures fabric.  Success!  Found it!  The fabric should arrive during the week.  I'll add the top and bottom and call it finished.  Karryon is a 2021 UFO.  What you see in the first photo will get the top and bottom borders.  No gray border for this project.

I have been looking at this design for awhile.  Each time I would run across it my thoughts would say...get it, you know you want it.  Well it to is on its way this week.  

I picked up several of the applique backgrounds and two of them arrived from Alaska Quilting Adventures this week...pretty quick I thought.  These are 1/2 yard cuts.  There are three others coming this week, more from eBay or ETSY shops.

Mom surprised us with these goodies.  Missing from the photo are some great tasting cookies made with oatmeal and butterscotch chips.  A recipe that my sister came across and couldn't get enough of.  We will be having some of these today as we Super Bowl graze.  The goodies in the photo are patterns, fabrics, socks, and masks.  Mom made the pretty masks =^.^=

Koastline is getting attention too.  The second border is nearly done.  A few pieces might get added while we watch the game.  Hope that you have something fun happening in your sewing room!  We are hoping for a Los Angeles Rams win =^.^=

Used this week: 0 yards

Used YTD: 0 yards 

Purchased this week: 1 yards 

Purchased YTD: 7.75 yards 

Net used in 2022: -7.75 yards

Sunday Stash Report, February 6, 2022

 

My Design Wall is crowded with Kyushu so my sewing table doubled for this photo of Karryon.  Everything is coming along well.  These are all that need for the project.  There is a 2 1/2" border that will finish this small sized Bringing Home the Christmas Tree by Lori Holt.  Karryon is a 2021 UFO.

This is the second black car.  No words for its accent; instead a strip of holiday symbols of Christmas.

These words claim the holiday in green.  It is the second red car.

Finally, the second gold car.  The accent is holiday words although it is hard to see.   I am considering the placement of the cars, but I think what you see in the first photo is how it will end up.  This might be my first finish of 2022.  I worked on these most of the week.

Friday was my off day this week.  I took time out to place the vine and several leaves on Koastline.  I am still a long way from finishing this 2022 UFO, but it's coming along.  So nothing this week changes my stats.  All the way through the first month and nothing finished...

Used this week: 0 yards

Used YTD: 0 yards 

Purchased this week: 0 yards 

Purchased YTD: 6.75 yards 

Net used in 2022: -6.75 yards

Design Wall Monday, January 31, 2022

Finally, it was time yesterday to finish the binding on Katcher.  I just love the look of the binding.

Besides cutting the last of the pieces for the car blocks that is all that is going on.  Still on my cluttered Design Wall is Lori Holt's Autumn Love, Sunshine's BOM Win a Bonnie Hunter pattern called Punkin' Patch, Kyushu another Bonnie Hunter design called Rhododendron Trails and if that were not enough Karryon another Lori Holt design called Bringing Home the Christmas Tree.

I am still working on Koastline Laundry Basket Quilt's Michigan.  It is coming along nicely.  I need some more hand sewing and now that the stencil is ready for the next side to be placed, stitched.  First I need to prepare some more dark blue vine!

I hope life is treating you well this first week of February=^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, January 23, 2022

 

Koastline (aka Michigan by Laundry Basket Quilts) has one completed applique border.  I spent most of the day finishing this up.

Difficult to see the entire applique.  

I've tried to use freezer paper to copy the design to use for the remaining three sides.  I only used freezer paper because I have a big roll.  I'll share later if this works well.

So there is nothing to claim this week.  I have Kyushu (aka Rhododendron Trail) on my design wall, but haven't start assembling the blocks, sashing, and rows yet.  I'm very task driven and haven't found that I can put down Koastline!

Used this week: 0 yards

Used YTD: 0 yards 

Purchased this week: 0 yards 

Purchased YTD: 4 yards 

Net used in 2022: -4 yards

Design Wall Monday. January 17.2022

 

Well what do you think of this aqua for the tiny sashing?  I know it is the right color, but is it too busy?

The fabric is busy; I think it works...will I have enough?  Next up the connectors out of the garnet.

These are for the little connectors...just 1" cut.  Easy to come up with this size.

These were all the setting triangles some left facing, some right facing, and the four corners.

These four are the fudging spacers as Bonnie Hunter calls them.  Two of the larger size for the sides and two of the smaller size for the top/bottom (I may have this opposite, but you get the idea).  These will work with a previous part to make the next border.

I had seven of these and just couldn't stand seeing the odd number on my design wall...so another one was made to make it even.  Is this OCD?  I don't know how many more I will want for my project, but for now there will be comfort to my eye when glanced upon!

Finally, Koastline has it's first vine ready to stitch down.  Let me tell you this was a challenge for me.  Without a pattern and only a photo knowing how the vine should softly curve around the border kept me from committing.  It did help me to put the leaves down first (the photo).  I ended up taking out four leaves; changing their placement.  I knew I would never be satisfied unless I did it =^.^=

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Design Wall Monday, January 10, 2022

 

Kumin is finished.  This one will look perfect on the back of my couch.  Kosmo and Kassy will enjoy it since they lay on the back of the couch.  Scott (my brother-in-law) came up with the appropriate name (aka Sonnet or Cinnamon Spice by Westwood Acres).

Now that the binding projects are done more applique work on Koastline is planned.  These are the last few leaves to put down on the first side.  Next comes the vine and stems that are tucked in the baggie at the top of the photo.  Koastline is the design Michigan by Laundry Basket Quilts.  If you are interested Laundry Basket Quilts has this now as a kit.

I have started Part 5 of Kyushu (aka Rhododendron Trail by Bonnie Hunter.  I might be lucky enough to get this part done and maybe get through the next two released parts before Friday...well maybe I'm dreaming =^.^=

Be safe out there.  Wear a mask and stay away from anyone sneezing.

Design Wall Monday, January 3, 2022

I have this on my sewing table; Sunshine's December 2021 BOM.  I've been busy with applique on Koastline (aka Michigan) and binding.  I have the smaller Kristmas Kollection Mini  (aka Vintage Christmas) project done.  Kumin (aka Cinnamon Spice) has yet to be started.  Part 3 of Kyushu (Rhododendron Trail) is also on my sewing table.  I love having so much to do!

As I mentioned there was a shipment from Fat Quarter Quilt Shop on its way.  It was in my mail box when I got home.  Four yards for the background of Kolonization (aka American Quilter's Stitch-Along) that is one of my 2022 UFOs.  I also picked up some more Aurfil threads in orange.

Well that's it for now.  I hope there is something fun going on in your sewing room =^.^=